When Joe Pagano attended a Human Coalition event four years ago, he never imagined that one day he’d be working on the front lines of our Contact Center. As a call center manager for Verizon, Joe had supervised their daily operations, unaware that God was building his professional résumé to accomplish Kingdom work.
“I remember listening intently as Brian Fisher described Human Coalition’s inbound call center,” Joe recalls. “When he explained how they receive calls and chat messages from abortion-determined women, test scripts, and monitor their effectiveness, I leaned over to my wife and whispered, ‘Hey, that’s what I do.’”
What some might consider a coincidence, Joe’s wife Mandy attributes to God moving in their lives. “Following that event, God was stirring something in our hearts. I just didn’t know what it was.” And then the call from Human Coalition came, offering Joe the position of Contact Center Director.
“There was no doubt in my mind that God was calling us there,” Mandy says. “But He had to work on my husband’s heart a little bit.”
Having grown up in Pittsburgh, Joe and Mandy had deep roots in this former steel town. Along with their six small children, they were heavily involved in their local church and enjoyed the luxury of having grandparents and cousins living close by. “Uprooting my family and moving 1,200 miles to Dallas, Texas, had never been on my radar,” Joe says. “I felt pulled between God calling me to leave my for-profit job and work full-time at Human Coalition, and staying close to my extended family and everything I’d ever known.”
Mandy, however, remained steadfast. “After that initial job offer, I knew God was in it. It seemed like everywhere I looked, God was giving us signs that He wanted us to move. The confirmations were so clear.”
After weeks of prayer-filled deliberation, Joe and Mandy made the joint decision to say good-bye to their friends and family, and move their six children to Dallas.
In a whirlwind of activity, the Paganos packed, moved, and resettled in North Dallas; and Joe began working at Human Coalition during the last week of 2015. When asked how their six children handled the cross-country move to Texas, the couple laughs. “They couldn’t have been more excited,” Mandy says. “We explained that Daddy was going to work to save babies. And without exception, they were all on board.”
Since that time, Joe and Mandy have exemplified what it means to be pro-life. “Being part of an organization that values the inherent dignity of every person has challenged us to be more involved in our community and to truly love our neighbors.” To that end, both Joe and Mandy have plugged in to their local church and their kids’ schools, openly sharing Christ’s love with everyone God puts in their path.
When asked about the most rewarding part of being involved with Human Coalition, Joe and Mandy agree it’s watching their children catch the vision. “Our kids are just as much a part of Human Coalition’s mission as we are,” Joe explained. “Without apology, they will tell anyone and everyone that their dad saves babies from abortion.”
“Our kids see their dad as a superhero,” Mandy says with tears in her eyes. “Honestly, the pride they feel for what their dad is doing is amazing. In their eyes, their father has grown by leaps and bounds.” She adds, “Seeing my husband so publicly take a stance for something has increased my respect for him. Knowing Joe took a big leap and trusted God’s call makes me love him all the more.”
In addition to bringing their children into the Human Coalition fold, the Paganos have shared our organization’s mission with their neighbors and their church. Last year, they led their youth group on a field trip to our main office, where they explained how we rescue children, educating today’s youth on the importance of standing up for LIFE.
“Human Coalition is a special place,” Mandy remarks. “They’ve changed the verbiage surrounding abortion. Instead of parroting political talking points, they’re telling real stories about the women who come through the Contact Center looking for an abortion. It’s because Human Coalition is showing the human side of the abortion story that I believe abortion will end in our lifetime.”
Thank God for these wonderful Godly people. Wish so many states would make it a law that woman would have to listen to and watch the videos on how Babies are taken. Those of us who have lost children thou illness or accident, wish we could give you a second… Read more »
I almost aborted my daughter who is now 10. As an unsaved person that was the solution to my poor choices. God saved her and me! He spoke to me and told me to have her; He promised to take care of us, which He has faithfully done! In an… Read more »
Thank you for this amazing story. Such beautiful hearts.
The six children will not only be impacted growing up, but as adults they will be capable of so much, with all that love in their hearts.
God bless you as you lay down your lives to follow His will. The 6 children will not only be inspired growing up; but into adulthood, who knows what special things they will do with all that love in their hearts?
Praise God for families like the Paganos, who answer God’s call. Abortion is such an evil business and yet millions of Americans and others around the world are so into it. Unfortunately, the world is also killing millions of those who survive and avoid being aborted. This story remind me… Read more »
Praise the Lord!
Wonder, inspiring story. We need more like you on the front lines to combat this horrendous evil.
I am eternally faithful and pray for more than 500 people everyday and an end to abortions and end to terrorism.
Thank you Paganos your awards and little ones will meet u in GLORY I will pray for your family.Do you know Anilee Pagano?
I pray for these girls all the time, that are in this situation. I had an abortion when I was young. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. It was like being shuffled through an assembly line and put out on sidewalk to deal with it alone. I… Read more »
Thank God for families like yours. #pro-life
What an inspiring family! Loved reading their story and how God is working His wonders in and through them. God bless the ministry of Human Coalition!
I am so touched by your story…and by your response to God’s call…praise God!
Thank you and your family for your commitment and answer to God’s calling! Never in my lifetime (and I am 58) has America been so pro-life, and it is in part due to the efforts of people like you.
May the good Lord bless every breath taken by you and you family. Your mission is a most important one in the long history of civilization. You and your family are an exemplar to all of us who are less motivated, perhaps less brave, but we will pray for you… Read more »
What an inspiration this family is! As a school teacher for the past sixteen years who just resigned to take a much lower paying position as a foster care caseworker, I completely understand how scary it can be to go in a new direction. How comforting to know our Father… Read more »
What a wonderful fantastic journey you are on.
God is definitely working. God bless you all.
What a Blessing!! Prayers to you all!! What an incredible story!!
I would like to change my career path to follow your example is there an office that I can work at in New Mexico?
Not yet Elizabeth but you never know! If you want to learn more, reach out at [email protected]. Thanks!
Thanks for the great insight into the people who make the Human Coalition a success. I was especially touched by the notion that the Pagano children will talk openly about their father’s important mission. My husband and I have been committed to raising a pro-life army for the next generation.… Read more »
What an awesome testimony. Thank you for your devotion to help save babies. I would like to pass on a prayer, the Holy Spirit me during Adoration hour. THE PRE BORN’S PRAYER. As I grow in your womb, please love and protect me as your birth mother did for you.… Read more »
A most inspiring story about a wonderful family. God bless them
Do you ever look at the damage in human life that your decision has also caused? By blindly voting (please correct me if I’m wrong) for the so called pro life candidates like Bush Jr countless millions have died in wars promoted by greed. Just how many pregnant women do… Read more »
Hi Tom – I’m unclear on the point you are making as well as your last sentence. What data do you have showing the number of international abortions due to military conflict and how that relates to the pro-life or pro-abortion status of the sitting President and Congress? And how… Read more »
It was a blessing to read your story! I too with my husband had a situation of a call of God to go into ministry in a local Church after attending Bible school. We were in our early 40’s with two of our five children still home. God bless you… Read more »
Hang in there. The Lord provides. Bless you for your faith and courage.
Your ministry is so necessary and after reading what Oregon is trying to pass (mandating insurance companies to pay for all abortions regardless of what term they are at) reading what your doing was a breath of fresh air for me. I hate the murder of babies, they are Gods’… Read more »
Praise God for their lives! Thank you for being obedient to Jesus!
This is beautiful!
Praise the Lord!
Well done! God Bless you for your obey to Our Beloved Father that command us to save, protect and help other`s specially babies!
My pray is that best blessings from Heaven be with you!!
In Jesús Love.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story of your obedience to our Lord. Our hearts and prayers are with you. Thanks for saving lives. ❤️
God Bless your family. I was crying as I read about your decision to trust God and serve Him in Texas.
Welcome to Texas! May God richly bless your family for your obedience to His call to save the unborn. We are grateful for your service.
Awesome ! Thank you so much for sharing!
Love the Paganos, love their story! Thanks for all that y’all do!! Welcome to Texas!!
Many Blessings of Peace to you both for saying YES to saving God’s precious, helpless babies. I wish you and your family all the joy, happiness, peace and success that you can handle. Lovingly,
Sister Clara Schroeder CSJP
God Bless you and your family. GOD guide you in this venture. I’m praying for you.
Go Green Bay
May our God bless Joe & Mandy & family in a special way.I pray that the Lord will
end the killing of babies in the womb in my lifetime.
In Christ Jesus,Charley Clark
Dear Joe and Mandy, many Blessings of Peace to you for your YES to serving God’s helpless babies. I believe that Jesus is smiling down upon you and your children as He is so pleased with you. You will save many souls. I wish you all the happiness, joy, peace… Read more »
AWESOME AND EFFECTIVE WITNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……With obedience comes blessings………May Our Heavenly Father bless and protect you and your family!
God bless you and your precious family as you go about doing work that God has deemed you to do! I was born out of wedlock in 1943 and the best thing my biological mother did for me was to give me up for adoption. That had to be a… Read more »
For the first time I read this long e-mail. God bless you all!
Dear Paganos,
What trust and faith you show by answering God’s call to save the babies, their mothers and fathers. Thank you for your work. God Bless you.
Thank you for the lives you are saving and for the education you’re giving to many people to respect all life!
We praise God for this family and know that they will bless many others because of their obedience to follow God’s plan!
We agree wholeheartedly that in our lifetime there will only be pro-life options in America!
Blessings!
John & Glory
I am so impressed by this family!!! May God bless you special!!! If you have any additional job openings, I would be interested!!!
I thank GOD for this family’s obedience to HIS will for their lives. A strong faithful dad is the cornerstone of his family’s faith. May GOD bless them abundantly for answering the call. May we all continue to fight the good fight to save innocent lives. Every life Is a… Read more »
I am interested in running one of these coalitions and stopping abortions. It has never been an option for me. I have a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a Non Profit Specialty. Also, I have ran a team of agents in a call center for two and half years… Read more »
This is such an inspiring story! May God bless & protect you as you continue the building of His Kingdom!
How do I get involved with this ministry?